(Santa in Macy’s Seattle Holiday Parade; photo by JC Winkler via Flickr)
Well, cheer for Santa too, if you’re going downtown for the Macy’s Holiday Parade on Friday morning – which always ends with Mr. Claus’s appearance – but we wanted to make sure you’re on the lookout for West Seattle musicians: The West Seattle High School, Chief Sealth International High School, and Denny Middle School marching bands have announced they’ll be in it; and when you see the Seahawks’ Blue Thunder go by, yell hi to West Seattleite Michelle Edwards. (Anybody else?) The parade starts at 9 am Friday “at 7th and Pine, then travel(s) west down Pine St. to 5th Avenue, south on 5th Avenue to University Street, west on University to 4th Avenue, and then north on 4th to Macy’s doorstep,” as described on the Macy’s website.